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Race Point, MA |
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Links: Race Point Lighthouse Location: Located northwest of Provincetown near the northernmost point of Cape Cod. Latitude: 42.06232 Longitude: -70.24308 For a larger map of Race Point Lighthouse, click the lighthouse in the above map or get a map from: Mapquest. Travel Instructions: This lighthouse can be reached by hiking west 1.7 miles through the sand from Race Point Beach. To reach Race Point Beach, take the Race Point exit from Route 6 near Provincetown, and follow Race Point Road until it ends at the beach. The lighthouse can also be reached with a four-wheel drive vehicle and a permit. If you have had enough hiking and don't have a four-wheel drive vehicle, Art's Dune Tours offers trips out to the lighthouse. Art's Dune Tours can be reached at (800) 894-1951. The keeper's dwelling and whistle house are available for overnight stays. Public tours of the lighthouse are offered between May and October on the first and third Saturdays. You must reach the lighthouse on your own for the tours. The lighthouse is owned by the Coast Guard and managed by the Cape Cod Chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation. Grounds open, tower open during tours, dwelling available for overnight stays. Find the closest hotels to Race Point Lighthouse Notes from a friend: Kraig writes:If you want to stay in this lighthouse, you better plan ahead. We tried calling five months in advance, but the lighthouse was already reserved. I'm sure it being the week of the Fourth of July also had something to do with it. Fortunately, the people who managed to reserve the lighthouse for that week were nice enough to allow us to tour the tower and keeper's quarters during our visit. See our List of Lighthouses in Massachusetts |
